But the thought that they walked away or pulled their heads in does not startle me anymore.

This thought startled him for a moment when he considered what it might infer.

Then a sudden thought startled her, and she felt for her keys.

The thought startled him, and he realized that his order must seem mad by most logical arguments.

Her thoughts startled him so much that he stepped back against his will.

The thought startled him a little; had he really taken to pictures because of the risk?

Emun's thought startled him, and he could tell that Regis had caught it as well.

The thought startled him and he wondered if he were being paranoid.

The thought startled her, but that's what she felt: as if she were under water.

That last thought should have startled her awake, but it was gone, and she drifted into a strange, deep sleep.